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Indiana farmer, 1881, v. 16, no. 32 (Aug. 6)

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VOlieXTI.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDI.ANA, SATURDAY: AUG. 6, 1881.
NO. 32.
rOIKSAUB.
TT^ure southdown sheep. CLAODli M ATTHKWS.
l.Ii, Ind.
'iloton
nil SALE—Jeney bull calf-Sire and dam regts-
,,, tered In A. J C. O. Register, and fiom extra
Shutter families. Will be sold cheap. If taken
KTlaodbmat ■ r- ■
fjon.
In reasonable prices; ready for tervice. MyJer*
-7.. are second to none In the SUte. B. 8. BOSKY. Indianapolis. Ind.
OB SALB—Cotswold Sheep—!0 head ot shearling
bnclcs and 80 head of shearling ewes, all im-
t^rted from Canada last November, and a lst of
•Spring lambs. Address E. J. BuKL, Vlncenres.Ind.
,ntt SALE—A sp!endld half Clydesdale stallion,
,. Absrtaln. Address J. B. DTJMIAM.SI. D ,
a- ,d„-s Ford, Fnlton county, Ind.
C MATTHEWS, Clinton, Ind.
ion. SALE—Short-hern yearling bulls, and cows
I of different ages. All of most fashionable bun-
'm the get ot the not€d bnll Heir of Oakland, and
..reasonable prices. J. F. roBSVTH A SON,
franklin, Ind.
feoBSALE-Unproved Silver Chaffwheat. Extra
jf yields. No rust, tl per peck; 13 per bushel
Ko money pays better than that Invested ln good
feed. For description see Farmer of July 9, pages.
HEO. lOUKCIER, ML Pleasant, Ind.
lOB SALE—62 head of Cotswcld Tsbeep bucks,
breeding ewes and lambs; all Imported except
.-nbs. I want to sell tt em to make room for au-
,-ter Importation before September. Price* resson-
•jie. OAL. F. DARNELL, No. 735 North Illinois
reet, Indianapolis, Ind.
fOB BALK—10 head of fancy bred Shorthorns at
Fairview, 3>6 miles southeast cf Midway. Ky.;
males, one 3 year old Bote of Sharon, one 14
gticntbs, and 2 calves of Thereee family; 6 females of
itbereae. Pled and Young Mary families All nnder
"I rears old. S. S. MAGEE, Midway, Woodford
%m»ty. Ky. •
t-*0B SALE—Farmof 68acres; 72 in enltlvation:
'P 14 miles c orth ol this city; comfortable lrame
cuse; excellent brrn, and one of tbe best orchards
a the county; good soil; In a fltst class community;
rposlte chuicn and graded school, price, (4.7U0.
iti« Is a beautiful (aim and very cheap. M. AB-
JuCKLE, 58 Kast Market street.
fOB SALE—I have fometplerdld farms lor sale
on reasonable terms, from 40 acreB ln size np to
■?rt> acres, ranging in price frc m 25 to 75 dollars per
rre and most of them convenient lo this city.
...id address and get further particulars. State
that von want In i rice, size and location and I will
'iweryonat once. Address V. K. MOBBIS.58
ut Market street, IndlanapoUs, Iidlana, opposite
stofflce.
■ .OB SALE—Farm of 160 acres; second bottom
V ot Whiteriver; 14 miles north of tbls city; 110
teres in line cultivation, corn, clover and timothy;
Y acres excellent blue-grass woods pasture, heavy
Iiowth of sugar tree and small walnut; lasting
ock water; fine new two-story frame house ot »
joins, walnut • finish? gcoo barn and good fences;
irellent neighborhood. Price, J8.S00. M. AB*
CCKLE Agent, tD Eaat Market street, Indlanap-
ls, Indiana.
' 310ESALK—DIrtcheap—Oneof the finest farm*
* ln "White Lick bottoms, within naif a mile of
good railroad town of 1100 inhabitants and a good
raded school. 843 acres; 200 now ln'cultivation; 83
i blue-grass pasture; 60 in g-ood timber; sugar or-
bard of J.OOO trees; good apple orchard; new brie*
•veiling of 10 rooms and cellar; two barns; everlast-
rg stcck* water, and on a first-class pike road. We
so have quite a number of other farms ln the
ounties of Hendricks, Mtrgan and Hamilton,
-.rylngln size from 40 to 340 acres, and In price
om f35 to -JS0 per acre. Call on, or address SMALL
SSiPES, rialnfield. Hendricks connty, Ind.
LOAlfS.
ONE? to loan on Improved farms at 7 per cent.
_ Commissions reasonable. WM. HEN DER
S,74 E. Market street. Indianapolis.
0 LOAN— Meney to loan on first mortgage ot
»~ Improved city and farm property, ln Indiana
sill Ohio, at very low interest, wlthoutcommlsslon,
jfcempt parties, with desirable security, can be ac-
mmodated withont delay. All local securities—
ltfi County, Town and Railroad Bonds—negoU-
M. JOS. A. MOOBE. 84 Kast Maiket street.
WAHTED.
rANTED—A good farm of 80 to 160 acres In ex-
. change for good residence ahd a first-clars
»* of boots and shoes. Central Indiana. County
-»t. Send fall description to C. E. SPKNCBB,
paleton, Madison coonty, Indiana.
MISCEI.I.AJ.-EOI!S.
TOR SALE, OB TBADE-Yonng Bill, a fine four-
year Sd Norman Btallion. Inquire of IaAFE
-AGO, Bttiker Hill, Miami county, Ind.
IjSfivt
jioclt.
Hogs are worth |5 per one hundred
'Mdain Missouri and Nebraska. This
'■lieates high pork prices here next fall
■Winter.
Vast flocks of sheep are kept by Individ-
^ and companies in New Zealand,
°«ing from 48,000 to 386,000. There are
ree flocks which exceed 200,000 each. .
!Epidemic disease is prevailing in parts oi
■^sla, followed by an alarming mortality.
■tos ie*ently been communicated to the
■"•n family, and a general plague
reared. _~""
^8 have received photographs of a fine
I^J bull and oow, also the horse Haw-
fc&i but we are not informed as to the
Mo or address of the proprietor- of the
'finals.* .
t* *
»i call special attention to the 30th an-
41 Mle of the Central Kentucky Sheep-
wdlng Co., advertised in the Fabmer of
* *eek. It takes place August 29th,
i offers great inducements to buyers.
f ftUlUi HOOS AHD PE1TIKT CHOLIKA.
l*ell-known practical farmer, intelli-
Q'andof wideobservatlonoontrlbutesthe
|lo*ing to the Country Gentleman:
•r*Past«age is necesary for the healthy
Telopment of swlne for a very important
;*■» reason than exercise, and that is
r the hog is a grass-eating animal, and
J^d be treated as such as much as the
**• All animals, furnished by nature
>> organs adapted to the digestion of fl-
:tls food, will suffer in healtlry develop-
u' 'when compelled to live on concen-
^ food alone. The hog, in a state of
-"te, had about the same proportion of
^d lean as other grass-eating animals.
9 T'g has often been made a mere roll of
''*0re by improper feeding than by
'j'1 of exercise, although the latter has
[ a T-9ry injurious effect. It seems nec-
ary to constantly bear In mind that the
animal has no power to change the •?
elements in its food; that
must be adapted to the
inteaded—must have the
proportion ot muscle and Iat-
ing elements—to build up
of the animal system.
* Good pasture grasses have
trltlve ratio of about one
mlnoids to 4}i of carbhydrates.
while com has a nutritive ratio |
of one to 8.6, showing the great su- |
periority of pasture grass as a mus-
cle-fom.lng food. This, then, indicates one reason why pasture grass
is a healthier food for the pig than
corn; but there ls still another reason which should never be lost E
sight of, and that is, that the pig's i
stomach is adapted to the digestion *"
of fibrous food—that he lsa gra*-
eatlng animal. If pig raisere
would bear this in mind.and a.waj s
give them a certain prop-* rtion ol
fibrous food, we should hear much
less of cholera and other diseases
that pig 'flesh is heir to.'
"The effect of this erroneous system of feeding for so long a time
must also be taken into consideration. Excessive fatness has become the characteristic of several of
the improved breeds of pigs, and
son e'. lme is required to modifyi his.
The wr. tn has taken pigs at wean-
ing age, of the same, litter, dlvid
ed as nearly according to weight and
thrift as possible, three in each lot,
feeding both lots for a few weeks upon
corn-meal ahd wheat middlings, wet up
with skimmed milk for drink; but to one
let a little green clover was given, which
they soon learned to eat. The milk being
discontinued, the meal and middlings were
soaked in water for both lots, but to the
one lot green clover, run through a cutter,
was mixed in and gradually increased as
demanded. These pigs were kept in pens
with a small yard attached. The lot with
clover averaged about two quarts of cut
clover a day per pig during the five months
of the experiment. It was noted that this
lot appeared very healthy, were always
ready for their food, and always lively;
while the other lot often ate greedily for a
time, and then would eat little or .nothing
for a meal or two, seemingly fasting to get
over a feverish state of the system, and
then go on eating full rations as before. It
was found that each lot oonsumed the same
amount of meal; but the lot fed on meal
alone weighed, each, 150 pounds-, while the
lot on clover and meal weighed 210 pounds
each—the very large difference of 40 per
cent, ln favor of the clover.
"This could not have been the result
merely ot the nutriment in the clover, for
that, although valuable as far as it went,
was quite'too small to produce so great a
result. The effect of the clover was to cause
a more complete digestion of the meal eaten. The fibrous clover separated the particles of meal, and the whole ration went
into the stomach in a spongy condition, allowing the gastric juice to saturate the
whole contents of the stomach at once, and
digestion proceeded equally throughout.
The pigs on meal alone appeared often to be
constipated, while the other lot were entirely free from it. Those upon meal were short,
dumpy-bodied, and the other lot much
longer and rangier. It was easy to see that
the muscles were much better developed in
those with clover. The writer has experimented in many different ways to determine the effect of fibrous food upon the
pig always showing its beneficial effect. If
grass were made a regular element ln the
rations of growing pigs, they would soon
learn to consume a larger quantity than
they will now, most of them being unaccustomed to its use. It is alwayB profitable to feed some grain with pasture, and
with the young pig the particular effort
should be to develop the muscles and
frame, to give a rangy body, and when this
done lt Is very easy to give all needed Is
rotundity and fatness."
QBKAT SALE 0? 1MP0ETKD SHEKP.
The offerings at the great sale of imported
sheep, by Alexander McClintock, MUlers-
vllle, Kentucky, embrace over 100 head
lately imported from England. The South-
downs are from the oldest and most celebrated flock ia England, that of Mr. Jonas
Webb, Cambridge, and are splendid specimens of this breed. The Cotswolds
from the flocks of the most noted breeders
in England and Canada, and are in all respects equal to any offering ever made in
this oountry. In all over 200 head will be
sold, and the prime character of the flock
is likely to attract breeders from all sections. Fuller particulars of the sale are
given in the advertisement ol Mr. McClintock, in this issue of the F*\bmkb, to which
the reader is referred.
Russell A Co.'s ♦'Massillon'' Pony Saw Mill.
contributed by 2,500 breeders and owners demand from all parts of th6 country fot
of stock. This volume contains also an ad- young bulls of thisbreed, the progeny from
mirable review of current Short-horn his
tory, in which all breeders and stock owners will be greatly interested. It also contains notes of many imported cows, and io-
male ancestors, which commends this volume to all classes of stock raisers. The
volume is bound in two parts, and can be
had of the publishers by mail for $10 40, oi
by express for $ 10.
Entire sets of the twenty volumes, together with "Reprint of ED-glish bulls,"
and "History of the Short-horns," should
be owned by every considerable breeder,
and also by every county, district or town
society where Short-horns are bred, for reference. With these (price till,) there is no
necessity of referring to any other herd
book. Address Allen and Bailey, publishers, Buffalo, N. Y.
AMERICAS SHOBT-HOBN HERD BOOK.
We are in receipt of the 20th vol. of this
excellent work from the publishers. It
contains 1,400 closely printed pages, and
nearly 12,000 pedigrees, which latter are
"Wintering Pigs.
I have found that it costs as much or more
to winter a young pig as it does an old
hog, and have abandoned the practice ot
wintering anything but breeders. A breeding sow may be allowed to have a -litter of
pigs in the spring which can be sold, and
the old one will get in fine conditioD, almost, if not quite fit for butchering, on clover, cornstalks and roots. And we count the
inccome derived from the pigs as an extra
gain. There is always a demand in the
spring for young pigs at from $2 to Jl each
for fattening, and a higher price lor breeding stock, which makes the profits on a
breeding sow equal to that of a cow with a
great deal less cost of keeping. By a little
painstaking and effort a farmer can make
market for his pork at a price more remunerative than what is usually paid lor it ln
the carcass. Town-people will buy and eat
more pork if they know that lt has been
grown and fattened on wholesome food.
We could have sold in Schenectady for 10
cents a pound a ton of sparer! bs produced
on our larm if we had them. Oar headcheese sold at the same price,' and we expect to realize from 12 to 15 cents for the
bacon, hams and shoulders* The highest
price which was paid in our local markets
for pigs was seven cents per pound. The
lard was sold for from eight to 10 cents per
pound, acoordlng to quality. Oar pigs are
cut so that they may be wholly marketed
ln the above forms. Pigs grown and fattened as I have described produce meat not
only of the healthier.* character but of the
very best flavor, which of course increases
the demand for them.—F. D. Curtis, la N,
Y. Tribune.
»*♦•■»
Foiled Cattle.
Mr. G. F. Taber, Paterson, N. Y.,
thinks that the prejudice against polled
cattle Is not to be wondered at ln view of
the fact that so many persons are directly
Interested In the horned breeds. Bat the
prejuduce Is without reason, and is sure to
give way, indeed is rapidly giving way,
before the knowledge of the obvious advantages of this improved stock, which advan*
tageshe hag proved in his own experience
and sums up as follows in The Rural New-
Yorkei:. . ' ;
"No farmer who has owned a herd of improved polled cattle will ever again have
cattle with horns. A dozen of the polled
cattle will drin£ at the same time from -a
trough, Which would accommodate but one
animal havlng'borns. The same number
will crowd together under a shed for shelter
the whole space which one horned animal
would consider necessary for its comfort,
driving its fellows out. With these polled
cattle the farmer and the shipper of stock
need have no fear of damage resulting lrpm
the goring of horns. There is'now a
a cross o'f these on horned cows being for
the most part hornless. The bnlls are notably quleti"
' « » *■»
White Short-horns.
Mejor B. P. Poore, of Indian Hill Farm,
Mass., gives, ln The American Cultivator,
his reason*^ for keeping white Short-horns,
and showtt how this color has become fixed
ln his herd:
"I will frankly coniess that It is sentl-
menallty, (,ome may ra.ll it a whim, which
prompts me to keep up the distinctive color
of a herd established by my father In 1830.
He then purchased a white bull calf from
the herd of Mr. Hall at Harlem, near New
York; and since the'n he, and in later years
I, have purchased at intervals of four or five
years whtye Short-horn bull calves. For
ten or a dozen years the herd was mottled,
but white began to predominate, and for
the past ten years every calf has been white.
I have raised my own oxen as well as co we,
and while the color has been a mere question of fancy, lam more and more impressed with excellent qualities of the Shorthorns for working oxen, for milk producers
and for beef. Of course, in speaking of the
dairy qualities of Bhort-horn?, I mean the
yellow-skinned strain and not the white-
skinned Short-horns, which are only fit for
beel."
3pcfmimrj|e
Tbls department la edited by Dr. Jonn N. Narln,
Veterinary Snrfeos, author of Navln'i Ixplanatorj
Btock Doctor.
Bules to be observed by tboee expecting oorrect
aniweri;
1. Btate tbe rate ot pulse.
2. Tbe breatblnc *
3. Tbe nasdinc attitude.
4. Appearance, ot hair.
5. If couth, and secretion trom nose, whether
(lands between tbe laws can be felt, and bow near
tbe bone. -
6. It breatblnf ls rapid, accompanied by rattle or
rashlng sound, no Ume must oelost In blistering
throat, and using tincture of aconite root and tincture of belladonna 20 drops on tongue alternately
every IV. o hoin, fbr time ls too abort for an answer.
7. Parties desiring answers by mall must enclose a
stamp.
mention. The matter ls not unusual which
you mention.
"""" Corns.
Bdltors Indiana Farmer: .
What is the matter with my horst? He
is lame ln his lelt foreleg or foot. He
flinches every time he. steps. I can't see
any. swelling. Had the blacksmith examine. He could not find anything in his
foot. He Baid it was corns. Good appetite.
Some fever in the foot. Some days he is
not as lame as others. C. H. G.
You must locate the disease before I can
give advice. Of course your smith should
-c-Atethem. - —....—
• -^' Perhaps Glanders.
Editors Indiana Farmer: — -- _,. — *"?•
A tout a month ago I had my aged horse
in field; on fetching him in he had two
punctures on right side of face just above
mouth. I took it to be a snake bite. About
same time left eye swelled up as though
with* cold. In about a week after right
side of face swelled very much and finally
burst a few Inches above the holes above
named; but before bursting I pressed out I
ol said holes a large quantity of very offensive matter. I bathed swollen part with
decoction of mulleu and sihartweed, and
greased with lard and ' kerosene. The
wound or abscess healed up, but the retina of the eye appeared very dark-red and
has now turned of a whitish cast, and he
appears aboutbllnd in it. For about the
last ten days he has bleeding at the right
nostril constantly. Appears very languid,
appetite pretty good,-hair looks ail right,
but skin very tender. Fe3d him* oorn
twice dally; and have given him packet ol
Brant's condition powder, He Is was'log
rapidly in the haunches,_Bieath'es short
and rather quick. , . - . - - .C.M.T
Your horse has some of the symptoms ol
glanders. If you find one or two kernels
between his jaws you will do well to have
him treated for sucb. In searching for the
submaxillary glands do not look for them
in his neck as most people do. We mean
between the jaws below the throat-latch. '
Tho Horse.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a horse that when plowing urinates eight to ten times in less than a day.
Water sametimes bloody. Has been that
way for some time.' Is In good flesh; hair
looks well; ' appetite good; appears all
right when on pasture.. W. H. M.
Give bim one level teaspoonful of pulverized nitev in mixed feed once dally
until a change is effected.
Contracted Hoofs.
Kdltors Indiana Farmer: - ' .. ' ,
I have a mare that has contracted hoofe.
-Please let me know if Bhoeing with your
patent shoe will cure her. Also what they
are worth per pair. . M. T. M.
Yes, the patent shoe will cure all contraction, corns,,eto.t and prevent their recurrence. Tbey are worth 50 cents in malleable iron, j Will soon have them made in
oommon Iron at oommon price.
* An Abscess.
Editors Indiana Farmer. '
About three weeks ago there came a
lump like a wind puff in front of pastern
joint on my, mule. Was quite warm and
somewhat swollen two or three days. I
used arnica, reduced the heat and swelling,
but the lump remains. He doesn't limp.
What will remove the lump? J. B. H.
* The abscess contains a sac which must
be taken out with' the knife. It will not'do
to cut it open and let out the contents.
You will find no wind in It. _.
F. H., Wolcotville, Ind.: There is nothing uncommon or dangerous with your
mare, according to the symptoms you
Foundered. .
Editors Indiana Fanner:
What is the matter with my neighbor's
horses, one a yearling past, the others
four-year-old past? About 10 days ago
they both got lame, the colt in the fore and
the other in the hind foot. At first there
was no swelling visible. After three or
four days lameness they commenced swelling at the pastern joint, and soon after | in lt,
cracks could be seen at the quajters. At
present the hoof of the colt Is quite loose
and will soon tome off, I think. The other
ls very lame, but not so bad as the colt.
They were both In good condition. There
is considerable fever near the hoof, but
does not extend far up the leg. There Is
no grease oozing from the cracks.
What shall I do for my mart? From six
weeks to two months before foaling, her
bag commences to swell, with more or less
fever, and continues till foaling and prevents the secretion ol milk. She has bad
two colts. When the first was ioaled she
had no milk at all. A lew days after the
last was foaled she commenced to rive a
Uttle milk, and Improved from that time
on and raised her colt. She will have a
colt in nine or ten weeks. What can I do
to prevent the swelling and fever.
Subsciubeb.
Your neighbor's celt has been foundered,
and If hoofs come off is not worth a
nickel; If theyonly part from the corronary,
keep the old hoof cut down from Interfering with the growth ot the new hoofs.
The other I suppose ls also founderd, and
If her soles break down, she Is almost
worthless, except for breeding.
Feed your mare the powders so often
recommended in the FaiBMKB. ■
Postal Card Correspondence.
ItmiAStA.
JJ Johhson Co. Mr. Scott Mosis, of our
oounty, is growing 102 kinds of Irish potatoes. Potato men had better watch out, as
he is contemplating on showing them at our
State fair. Hope that Mr. Mosis will be
successful. J. Y. D.
Gibson Co.—Com Is burning up fast with
the drouth. Pastures are so dry aa to be
nearly bare. Fall plowing begun, but the
ground is very dry for it and hard. Wheat
nearly all threshed and Is a little over one-
third of a crop. R. M.
Waynb Co.—Wheat threshing is the
order of the day. It is not turning out aa
well as anticipated by some. I have two
prominent threshers reports. B. B. Duke
& Co., have threshed some 400 acres making 10% bushels per acre. G. W. Davis <fc
Co. about same number acres making 8 bu.
per acre. Flax and oatslight. Corn not
very promising. , V. R.
Owkk Co.—A terrible drought of over
four weeks is cfllicting our region. Pastures are burnt up, streams dry, and stock
suffering. No prospect of rain. Tbe cry
on all sides Is, "How long beiore it will
c-me?" Corn on hills will be a failure.'
Wheat not turning out well, and quality
poor. It seems as though we had a modern
Elijah ln Owen, who is withholding rain.
A.B. M.
BIUIIOAK.
IaArEEK Co.—The wheat crop is the poorest for I a number of years in this part
of Michigan. Corn is doing very well.
J. B.R.
Oiuo.
Botleb Co.—Corn now promises a fair
crop. Wheat according to present threshing w?U not yield as well as Isst year by "
about 15 to 20 per cent. here. C. W. S.
. . .. ■ ■ IJJsaKOas%. -.■■-. --
Douglass Co.—Corn is not doing all that
we hoped lor, on account of poor seed!
chinch bugs and dry weather. There were
many fine fields of wheat, and many more
that failed entirelv. Meadows are better
than usual. Taken all around, I think our
people will have' abundance to eat this
winter, if they work for lt. It ls singular
farmers will plant seed corn of which they
know nothing whatever. I saw a number
this spring, content to go and get seed out
of pens that had taken the weather ever
since last November. If I had to make
my money by raising corn I would learn
the first thing, how and when to Bave seed,
and how to care for it over winter.
A. C. W.
AmASBAB.
MiTCHKUa Co.—June the 20th was our
last rain; it then turned hot and dry and
has been so ever since. Thermometer
marking on Sunday, July 17, 111° In the
shade, and with a hot wind from the southwest st the rate of 20 miles per hour. On
Wednesday, the 20tb, the thermometer
marked 112° in the shade and 126° in the
sun. The heated wind felt to one's face
like fire. Com that was early planted ls
all scorched dr>; it was ln roasting ears.
Corn planted on the first of June is not
hurt much, will make a crop if it will rain
Boon.buttheprospect for rain looks bad. The
night of tbe 20th waa very warm and still,
■ tbe wind went down at sunset with a
cloud lying in the west with lightning ln
" The next morning,the 21st, was cool
and the wind from the northwest, with
grasshoppers flying south, and no dew on
the grass at night. To-day the thermometer is 90° and Is climbing again. Grass
looks well and there will be plenty of hay;
haying has commenced. Fall wheat was a
fair crop. Chinch bugs took all the soring
wheat. Potato crop Is short, only Early
Rose made it; late all dried up. All stock
looks well. Farmers are making money
out of sheep and cattle. This is tbe oountry for stock. R. M. S.
Samuel Hess, living near Edwards-
burg,lost four horses by lightning on the
night of the terrible storm last week.
Within the the radius of few miles about
Edwardsburg nine horses were killed by
the electric fluid. A farmer near Adams-
ville also lost 40 Bheep by the lightning's
stroke on the same night.
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Pony Saw Milla.'
The pretty scene presented herewith represents the manufacturing of lumber in the
woods, avoiding the labor ol hauling logs
long distances to saw mills, which Improvement has been rendered practicable by the
invention of the Pony Saw Mill, These',
mills have within the past few years/^ I
come very popular, as the business has'--'
proved itself very provable, the capacity
being frcm 3,000 to 7,600 feet of lumber per
day. The demand for Pony Saw Mill outfits has been very gratifying to their manufacturers, the well-known firm of Russell
<fc Co., Massillon, Ohio. This firm was established in 1842, and since that time have
founded an enviable reputation as manufacturers of Threshing Machines and Portable Farm Engines. Their shops cover
acres of ground,. and their business the
length and breadth of the country. Their
catalogue is handsome and interesting, and
should be In the hands of would-be purchasers of such implements as they make.
It Is Bent free to interested applicants.

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VOlieXTI.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDI.ANA, SATURDAY: AUG. 6, 1881.
NO. 32.
rOIKSAUB.
TT^ure southdown sheep. CLAODli M ATTHKWS.
l.Ii, Ind.
'iloton
nil SALE—Jeney bull calf-Sire and dam regts-
,,, tered In A. J C. O. Register, and fiom extra
Shutter families. Will be sold cheap. If taken
KTlaodbmat ■ r- ■
fjon.
In reasonable prices; ready for tervice. MyJer*
-7.. are second to none In the SUte. B. 8. BOSKY. Indianapolis. Ind.
OB SALB—Cotswold Sheep—!0 head ot shearling
bnclcs and 80 head of shearling ewes, all im-
t^rted from Canada last November, and a lst of
•Spring lambs. Address E. J. BuKL, Vlncenres.Ind.
,ntt SALE—A sp!endld half Clydesdale stallion,
,. Absrtaln. Address J. B. DTJMIAM.SI. D ,
a- ,d„-s Ford, Fnlton county, Ind.
C MATTHEWS, Clinton, Ind.
ion. SALE—Short-hern yearling bulls, and cows
I of different ages. All of most fashionable bun-
'm the get ot the not€d bnll Heir of Oakland, and
..reasonable prices. J. F. roBSVTH A SON,
franklin, Ind.
feoBSALE-Unproved Silver Chaffwheat. Extra
jf yields. No rust, tl per peck; 13 per bushel
Ko money pays better than that Invested ln good
feed. For description see Farmer of July 9, pages.
HEO. lOUKCIER, ML Pleasant, Ind.
lOB SALE—62 head of Cotswcld Tsbeep bucks,
breeding ewes and lambs; all Imported except
.-nbs. I want to sell tt em to make room for au-
,-ter Importation before September. Price* resson-
•jie. OAL. F. DARNELL, No. 735 North Illinois
reet, Indianapolis, Ind.
fOB BALK—10 head of fancy bred Shorthorns at
Fairview, 3>6 miles southeast cf Midway. Ky.;
males, one 3 year old Bote of Sharon, one 14
gticntbs, and 2 calves of Thereee family; 6 females of
itbereae. Pled and Young Mary families All nnder
"I rears old. S. S. MAGEE, Midway, Woodford
%m»ty. Ky. •
t-*0B SALE—Farmof 68acres; 72 in enltlvation:
'P 14 miles c orth ol this city; comfortable lrame
cuse; excellent brrn, and one of tbe best orchards
a the county; good soil; In a fltst class community;
rposlte chuicn and graded school, price, (4.7U0.
iti« Is a beautiful (aim and very cheap. M. AB-
JuCKLE, 58 Kast Market street.
fOB SALE—I have fometplerdld farms lor sale
on reasonable terms, from 40 acreB ln size np to
■?rt> acres, ranging in price frc m 25 to 75 dollars per
rre and most of them convenient lo this city.
...id address and get further particulars. State
that von want In i rice, size and location and I will
'iweryonat once. Address V. K. MOBBIS.58
ut Market street, IndlanapoUs, Iidlana, opposite
stofflce.
■ .OB SALE—Farm of 160 acres; second bottom
V ot Whiteriver; 14 miles north of tbls city; 110
teres in line cultivation, corn, clover and timothy;
Y acres excellent blue-grass woods pasture, heavy
Iiowth of sugar tree and small walnut; lasting
ock water; fine new two-story frame house ot »
joins, walnut • finish? gcoo barn and good fences;
irellent neighborhood. Price, J8.S00. M. AB*
CCKLE Agent, tD Eaat Market street, Indlanap-
ls, Indiana.
' 310ESALK—DIrtcheap—Oneof the finest farm*
* ln "White Lick bottoms, within naif a mile of
good railroad town of 1100 inhabitants and a good
raded school. 843 acres; 200 now ln'cultivation; 83
i blue-grass pasture; 60 in g-ood timber; sugar or-
bard of J.OOO trees; good apple orchard; new brie*
•veiling of 10 rooms and cellar; two barns; everlast-
rg stcck* water, and on a first-class pike road. We
so have quite a number of other farms ln the
ounties of Hendricks, Mtrgan and Hamilton,
-.rylngln size from 40 to 340 acres, and In price
om f35 to -JS0 per acre. Call on, or address SMALL
SSiPES, rialnfield. Hendricks connty, Ind.
LOAlfS.
ONE? to loan on Improved farms at 7 per cent.
_ Commissions reasonable. WM. HEN DER
S,74 E. Market street. Indianapolis.
0 LOAN— Meney to loan on first mortgage ot
»~ Improved city and farm property, ln Indiana
sill Ohio, at very low interest, wlthoutcommlsslon,
jfcempt parties, with desirable security, can be ac-
mmodated withont delay. All local securities—
ltfi County, Town and Railroad Bonds—negoU-
M. JOS. A. MOOBE. 84 Kast Maiket street.
WAHTED.
rANTED—A good farm of 80 to 160 acres In ex-
. change for good residence ahd a first-clars
»* of boots and shoes. Central Indiana. County
-»t. Send fall description to C. E. SPKNCBB,
paleton, Madison coonty, Indiana.
MISCEI.I.AJ.-EOI!S.
TOR SALE, OB TBADE-Yonng Bill, a fine four-
year Sd Norman Btallion. Inquire of IaAFE
-AGO, Bttiker Hill, Miami county, Ind.
IjSfivt
jioclt.
Hogs are worth |5 per one hundred
'Mdain Missouri and Nebraska. This
'■lieates high pork prices here next fall
■Winter.
Vast flocks of sheep are kept by Individ-
^ and companies in New Zealand,
°«ing from 48,000 to 386,000. There are
ree flocks which exceed 200,000 each. .
!Epidemic disease is prevailing in parts oi
■^sla, followed by an alarming mortality.
■tos ie*ently been communicated to the
■"•n family, and a general plague
reared. _~""
^8 have received photographs of a fine
I^J bull and oow, also the horse Haw-
fc&i but we are not informed as to the
Mo or address of the proprietor- of the
'finals.* .
t* *
»i call special attention to the 30th an-
41 Mle of the Central Kentucky Sheep-
wdlng Co., advertised in the Fabmer of
* *eek. It takes place August 29th,
i offers great inducements to buyers.
f ftUlUi HOOS AHD PE1TIKT CHOLIKA.
l*ell-known practical farmer, intelli-
Q'andof wideobservatlonoontrlbutesthe
|lo*ing to the Country Gentleman:
•r*Past«age is necesary for the healthy
Telopment of swlne for a very important
;*■» reason than exercise, and that is
r the hog is a grass-eating animal, and
J^d be treated as such as much as the
**• All animals, furnished by nature
>> organs adapted to the digestion of fl-
:tls food, will suffer in healtlry develop-
u' 'when compelled to live on concen-
^ food alone. The hog, in a state of
-"te, had about the same proportion of
^d lean as other grass-eating animals.
9 T'g has often been made a mere roll of
''*0re by improper feeding than by
'j'1 of exercise, although the latter has
[ a T-9ry injurious effect. It seems nec-
ary to constantly bear In mind that the
animal has no power to change the •?
elements in its food; that
must be adapted to the
inteaded—must have the
proportion ot muscle and Iat-
ing elements—to build up
of the animal system.
* Good pasture grasses have
trltlve ratio of about one
mlnoids to 4}i of carbhydrates.
while com has a nutritive ratio |
of one to 8.6, showing the great su- |
periority of pasture grass as a mus-
cle-fom.lng food. This, then, indicates one reason why pasture grass
is a healthier food for the pig than
corn; but there ls still another reason which should never be lost E
sight of, and that is, that the pig's i
stomach is adapted to the digestion *"
of fibrous food—that he lsa gra*-
eatlng animal. If pig raisere
would bear this in mind.and a.waj s
give them a certain prop-* rtion ol
fibrous food, we should hear much
less of cholera and other diseases
that pig 'flesh is heir to.'
"The effect of this erroneous system of feeding for so long a time
must also be taken into consideration. Excessive fatness has become the characteristic of several of
the improved breeds of pigs, and
son e'. lme is required to modifyi his.
The wr. tn has taken pigs at wean-
ing age, of the same, litter, dlvid
ed as nearly according to weight and
thrift as possible, three in each lot,
feeding both lots for a few weeks upon
corn-meal ahd wheat middlings, wet up
with skimmed milk for drink; but to one
let a little green clover was given, which
they soon learned to eat. The milk being
discontinued, the meal and middlings were
soaked in water for both lots, but to the
one lot green clover, run through a cutter,
was mixed in and gradually increased as
demanded. These pigs were kept in pens
with a small yard attached. The lot with
clover averaged about two quarts of cut
clover a day per pig during the five months
of the experiment. It was noted that this
lot appeared very healthy, were always
ready for their food, and always lively;
while the other lot often ate greedily for a
time, and then would eat little or .nothing
for a meal or two, seemingly fasting to get
over a feverish state of the system, and
then go on eating full rations as before. It
was found that each lot oonsumed the same
amount of meal; but the lot fed on meal
alone weighed, each, 150 pounds-, while the
lot on clover and meal weighed 210 pounds
each—the very large difference of 40 per
cent, ln favor of the clover.
"This could not have been the result
merely ot the nutriment in the clover, for
that, although valuable as far as it went,
was quite'too small to produce so great a
result. The effect of the clover was to cause
a more complete digestion of the meal eaten. The fibrous clover separated the particles of meal, and the whole ration went
into the stomach in a spongy condition, allowing the gastric juice to saturate the
whole contents of the stomach at once, and
digestion proceeded equally throughout.
The pigs on meal alone appeared often to be
constipated, while the other lot were entirely free from it. Those upon meal were short,
dumpy-bodied, and the other lot much
longer and rangier. It was easy to see that
the muscles were much better developed in
those with clover. The writer has experimented in many different ways to determine the effect of fibrous food upon the
pig always showing its beneficial effect. If
grass were made a regular element ln the
rations of growing pigs, they would soon
learn to consume a larger quantity than
they will now, most of them being unaccustomed to its use. It is alwayB profitable to feed some grain with pasture, and
with the young pig the particular effort
should be to develop the muscles and
frame, to give a rangy body, and when this
done lt Is very easy to give all needed Is
rotundity and fatness."
QBKAT SALE 0? 1MP0ETKD SHEKP.
The offerings at the great sale of imported
sheep, by Alexander McClintock, MUlers-
vllle, Kentucky, embrace over 100 head
lately imported from England. The South-
downs are from the oldest and most celebrated flock ia England, that of Mr. Jonas
Webb, Cambridge, and are splendid specimens of this breed. The Cotswolds
from the flocks of the most noted breeders
in England and Canada, and are in all respects equal to any offering ever made in
this oountry. In all over 200 head will be
sold, and the prime character of the flock
is likely to attract breeders from all sections. Fuller particulars of the sale are
given in the advertisement ol Mr. McClintock, in this issue of the F*\bmkb, to which
the reader is referred.
Russell A Co.'s ♦'Massillon'' Pony Saw Mill.
contributed by 2,500 breeders and owners demand from all parts of th6 country fot
of stock. This volume contains also an ad- young bulls of thisbreed, the progeny from
mirable review of current Short-horn his
tory, in which all breeders and stock owners will be greatly interested. It also contains notes of many imported cows, and io-
male ancestors, which commends this volume to all classes of stock raisers. The
volume is bound in two parts, and can be
had of the publishers by mail for $10 40, oi
by express for $ 10.
Entire sets of the twenty volumes, together with "Reprint of ED-glish bulls,"
and "History of the Short-horns," should
be owned by every considerable breeder,
and also by every county, district or town
society where Short-horns are bred, for reference. With these (price till,) there is no
necessity of referring to any other herd
book. Address Allen and Bailey, publishers, Buffalo, N. Y.
AMERICAS SHOBT-HOBN HERD BOOK.
We are in receipt of the 20th vol. of this
excellent work from the publishers. It
contains 1,400 closely printed pages, and
nearly 12,000 pedigrees, which latter are
"Wintering Pigs.
I have found that it costs as much or more
to winter a young pig as it does an old
hog, and have abandoned the practice ot
wintering anything but breeders. A breeding sow may be allowed to have a -litter of
pigs in the spring which can be sold, and
the old one will get in fine conditioD, almost, if not quite fit for butchering, on clover, cornstalks and roots. And we count the
inccome derived from the pigs as an extra
gain. There is always a demand in the
spring for young pigs at from $2 to Jl each
for fattening, and a higher price lor breeding stock, which makes the profits on a
breeding sow equal to that of a cow with a
great deal less cost of keeping. By a little
painstaking and effort a farmer can make
market for his pork at a price more remunerative than what is usually paid lor it ln
the carcass. Town-people will buy and eat
more pork if they know that lt has been
grown and fattened on wholesome food.
We could have sold in Schenectady for 10
cents a pound a ton of sparer! bs produced
on our larm if we had them. Oar headcheese sold at the same price,' and we expect to realize from 12 to 15 cents for the
bacon, hams and shoulders* The highest
price which was paid in our local markets
for pigs was seven cents per pound. The
lard was sold for from eight to 10 cents per
pound, acoordlng to quality. Oar pigs are
cut so that they may be wholly marketed
ln the above forms. Pigs grown and fattened as I have described produce meat not
only of the healthier.* character but of the
very best flavor, which of course increases
the demand for them.—F. D. Curtis, la N,
Y. Tribune.
»*♦•■»
Foiled Cattle.
Mr. G. F. Taber, Paterson, N. Y.,
thinks that the prejudice against polled
cattle Is not to be wondered at ln view of
the fact that so many persons are directly
Interested In the horned breeds. Bat the
prejuduce Is without reason, and is sure to
give way, indeed is rapidly giving way,
before the knowledge of the obvious advantages of this improved stock, which advan*
tageshe hag proved in his own experience
and sums up as follows in The Rural New-
Yorkei:. . ' ;
"No farmer who has owned a herd of improved polled cattle will ever again have
cattle with horns. A dozen of the polled
cattle will drin£ at the same time from -a
trough, Which would accommodate but one
animal havlng'borns. The same number
will crowd together under a shed for shelter
the whole space which one horned animal
would consider necessary for its comfort,
driving its fellows out. With these polled
cattle the farmer and the shipper of stock
need have no fear of damage resulting lrpm
the goring of horns. There is'now a
a cross o'f these on horned cows being for
the most part hornless. The bnlls are notably quleti"
' « » *■»
White Short-horns.
Mejor B. P. Poore, of Indian Hill Farm,
Mass., gives, ln The American Cultivator,
his reason*^ for keeping white Short-horns,
and showtt how this color has become fixed
ln his herd:
"I will frankly coniess that It is sentl-
menallty, (,ome may ra.ll it a whim, which
prompts me to keep up the distinctive color
of a herd established by my father In 1830.
He then purchased a white bull calf from
the herd of Mr. Hall at Harlem, near New
York; and since the'n he, and in later years
I, have purchased at intervals of four or five
years whtye Short-horn bull calves. For
ten or a dozen years the herd was mottled,
but white began to predominate, and for
the past ten years every calf has been white.
I have raised my own oxen as well as co we,
and while the color has been a mere question of fancy, lam more and more impressed with excellent qualities of the Shorthorns for working oxen, for milk producers
and for beef. Of course, in speaking of the
dairy qualities of Bhort-horn?, I mean the
yellow-skinned strain and not the white-
skinned Short-horns, which are only fit for
beel."
3pcfmimrj|e
Tbls department la edited by Dr. Jonn N. Narln,
Veterinary Snrfeos, author of Navln'i Ixplanatorj
Btock Doctor.
Bules to be observed by tboee expecting oorrect
aniweri;
1. Btate tbe rate ot pulse.
2. Tbe breatblnc *
3. Tbe nasdinc attitude.
4. Appearance, ot hair.
5. If couth, and secretion trom nose, whether
(lands between tbe laws can be felt, and bow near
tbe bone. -
6. It breatblnf ls rapid, accompanied by rattle or
rashlng sound, no Ume must oelost In blistering
throat, and using tincture of aconite root and tincture of belladonna 20 drops on tongue alternately
every IV. o hoin, fbr time ls too abort for an answer.
7. Parties desiring answers by mall must enclose a
stamp.
mention. The matter ls not unusual which
you mention.
"""" Corns.
Bdltors Indiana Farmer: .
What is the matter with my horst? He
is lame ln his lelt foreleg or foot. He
flinches every time he. steps. I can't see
any. swelling. Had the blacksmith examine. He could not find anything in his
foot. He Baid it was corns. Good appetite.
Some fever in the foot. Some days he is
not as lame as others. C. H. G.
You must locate the disease before I can
give advice. Of course your smith should
-c-Atethem. - —....—
• -^' Perhaps Glanders.
Editors Indiana Farmer: — -- _,. — *"?•
A tout a month ago I had my aged horse
in field; on fetching him in he had two
punctures on right side of face just above
mouth. I took it to be a snake bite. About
same time left eye swelled up as though
with* cold. In about a week after right
side of face swelled very much and finally
burst a few Inches above the holes above
named; but before bursting I pressed out I
ol said holes a large quantity of very offensive matter. I bathed swollen part with
decoction of mulleu and sihartweed, and
greased with lard and ' kerosene. The
wound or abscess healed up, but the retina of the eye appeared very dark-red and
has now turned of a whitish cast, and he
appears aboutbllnd in it. For about the
last ten days he has bleeding at the right
nostril constantly. Appears very languid,
appetite pretty good,-hair looks ail right,
but skin very tender. Fe3d him* oorn
twice dally; and have given him packet ol
Brant's condition powder, He Is was'log
rapidly in the haunches,_Bieath'es short
and rather quick. , . - . - - .C.M.T
Your horse has some of the symptoms ol
glanders. If you find one or two kernels
between his jaws you will do well to have
him treated for sucb. In searching for the
submaxillary glands do not look for them
in his neck as most people do. We mean
between the jaws below the throat-latch. '
Tho Horse.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I have a horse that when plowing urinates eight to ten times in less than a day.
Water sametimes bloody. Has been that
way for some time.' Is In good flesh; hair
looks well; ' appetite good; appears all
right when on pasture.. W. H. M.
Give bim one level teaspoonful of pulverized nitev in mixed feed once dally
until a change is effected.
Contracted Hoofs.
Kdltors Indiana Farmer: - ' .. ' ,
I have a mare that has contracted hoofe.
-Please let me know if Bhoeing with your
patent shoe will cure her. Also what they
are worth per pair. . M. T. M.
Yes, the patent shoe will cure all contraction, corns,,eto.t and prevent their recurrence. Tbey are worth 50 cents in malleable iron, j Will soon have them made in
oommon Iron at oommon price.
* An Abscess.
Editors Indiana Farmer. '
About three weeks ago there came a
lump like a wind puff in front of pastern
joint on my, mule. Was quite warm and
somewhat swollen two or three days. I
used arnica, reduced the heat and swelling,
but the lump remains. He doesn't limp.
What will remove the lump? J. B. H.
* The abscess contains a sac which must
be taken out with' the knife. It will not'do
to cut it open and let out the contents.
You will find no wind in It. _.
F. H., Wolcotville, Ind.: There is nothing uncommon or dangerous with your
mare, according to the symptoms you
Foundered. .
Editors Indiana Fanner:
What is the matter with my neighbor's
horses, one a yearling past, the others
four-year-old past? About 10 days ago
they both got lame, the colt in the fore and
the other in the hind foot. At first there
was no swelling visible. After three or
four days lameness they commenced swelling at the pastern joint, and soon after | in lt,
cracks could be seen at the quajters. At
present the hoof of the colt Is quite loose
and will soon tome off, I think. The other
ls very lame, but not so bad as the colt.
They were both In good condition. There
is considerable fever near the hoof, but
does not extend far up the leg. There Is
no grease oozing from the cracks.
What shall I do for my mart? From six
weeks to two months before foaling, her
bag commences to swell, with more or less
fever, and continues till foaling and prevents the secretion ol milk. She has bad
two colts. When the first was ioaled she
had no milk at all. A lew days after the
last was foaled she commenced to rive a
Uttle milk, and Improved from that time
on and raised her colt. She will have a
colt in nine or ten weeks. What can I do
to prevent the swelling and fever.
Subsciubeb.
Your neighbor's celt has been foundered,
and If hoofs come off is not worth a
nickel; If theyonly part from the corronary,
keep the old hoof cut down from Interfering with the growth ot the new hoofs.
The other I suppose ls also founderd, and
If her soles break down, she Is almost
worthless, except for breeding.
Feed your mare the powders so often
recommended in the FaiBMKB. ■
Postal Card Correspondence.
ItmiAStA.
JJ Johhson Co. Mr. Scott Mosis, of our
oounty, is growing 102 kinds of Irish potatoes. Potato men had better watch out, as
he is contemplating on showing them at our
State fair. Hope that Mr. Mosis will be
successful. J. Y. D.
Gibson Co.—Com Is burning up fast with
the drouth. Pastures are so dry aa to be
nearly bare. Fall plowing begun, but the
ground is very dry for it and hard. Wheat
nearly all threshed and Is a little over one-
third of a crop. R. M.
Waynb Co.—Wheat threshing is the
order of the day. It is not turning out aa
well as anticipated by some. I have two
prominent threshers reports. B. B. Duke
& Co., have threshed some 400 acres making 10% bushels per acre. G. W. Davis ; it was ln roasting ears.
Corn planted on the first of June is not
hurt much, will make a crop if it will rain
Boon.buttheprospect for rain looks bad. The
night of tbe 20th waa very warm and still,
■ tbe wind went down at sunset with a
cloud lying in the west with lightning ln
" The next morning,the 21st, was cool
and the wind from the northwest, with
grasshoppers flying south, and no dew on
the grass at night. To-day the thermometer is 90° and Is climbing again. Grass
looks well and there will be plenty of hay;
haying has commenced. Fall wheat was a
fair crop. Chinch bugs took all the soring
wheat. Potato crop Is short, only Early
Rose made it; late all dried up. All stock
looks well. Farmers are making money
out of sheep and cattle. This is tbe oountry for stock. R. M. S.
Samuel Hess, living near Edwards-
burg,lost four horses by lightning on the
night of the terrible storm last week.
Within the the radius of few miles about
Edwardsburg nine horses were killed by
the electric fluid. A farmer near Adams-
ville also lost 40 Bheep by the lightning's
stroke on the same night.
m
%i
Pony Saw Milla.'
The pretty scene presented herewith represents the manufacturing of lumber in the
woods, avoiding the labor ol hauling logs
long distances to saw mills, which Improvement has been rendered practicable by the
invention of the Pony Saw Mill, These',
mills have within the past few years/^ I
come very popular, as the business has'--'
proved itself very provable, the capacity
being frcm 3,000 to 7,600 feet of lumber per
day. The demand for Pony Saw Mill outfits has been very gratifying to their manufacturers, the well-known firm of Russell